Ancient Trinket Sales Lady

Burrito Bandito

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December 13th 2009
In Mexico City the subway is really just an underground bus. Rubber wheels on rails. Bizarre, but apparently efficient. We arrived into Mexico City and after one night in the noisiest hostel I have EVER been in, we high-tailed it out of there to Oaxaca and the mountains. A fine three days were spent tramping around local villages and forests, with guides who only spoke Spanish. I don't speak Span ... read more

North America » Mexico

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The site of advanced Amerindian civilizations, Mexico came under Spanish rule for three centuries before achieving independence early in the 19th century. A devaluation of the peso in late 1994 threw Mexico into economic turmoil, triggering the worst... ... read more